Lost one chick

[MenachemEliyahu]

aw that's a shame, the chick escaped imo. There are two places I see of concern. The first is that the green wire doesn't cover the top so a chick could easily jump out there. Some of my bantams can fly up to 70cm height at 3 weeks age, then they start becoming fatter and can't fly as high anymore but there is a week where their light body weight can make them reach very high. The other worry is that the green netting to the other side is just resting on the ground so possibly one managed to lift it and squeeze under it. It was one of these two routes it found. No chicken will have pulled it out thrugh those holes.

this is what I see when I look at that picture:
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The mesh is stapled to the floor.

I’ll go ahead and add to the top of the mesh on the front

 

[MenachemEliyahu]

I fixed the mesh to keep the chicks from jumping out, but I believe that I have reason to suspect that one of the hens is the aggressor. For the time being I’m barring them from the landing.

 

[Cecisflock]

I fixed the mesh to keep the chicks from jumping out, but I believe that I have reason to suspect that one of the hens is the aggressor. For the time being I’m barring them from the landing.

also don't really think your hens pulled one out, that one just escaped and was killed...

 

[MenachemEliyahu]

also don't really think your hens pulled one out, that one just escaped and was killed...

I think that’s most likely as well, but the hens are drawing blood through the mesh.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Glad you posted additional photos, I hadn't realized the green mesh didn't fully cover the front. Brooders must be fully enclosed, chicks are very creative in finding ways to escape or kill themselves. I agree that it's likely the chick unfortunately jumped out.